Show I. I n H Hn Veterans News Under the recently enacted Public Public Public Pub Pub- lic Law 85 more than 2000 disabled veterans will get higher compensation checks for service-connected service disabilities to begin with checks mailed out at atthe atthe atthe the end of or October 1957 Veterans Veter ans Administration has ed Veterans already on VAs VA's compensation com corn rolls need take no action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion to get the raise VA sized It will be paid automatically automatic automatic- ally I i I I Also Increased will be the special special special cial allowances for dependent paid veterans whose service con disabilities are rated at 50 per cent or more With few exceptions the Increase increase In in- crease will be approximately 10 per cent across the board except for totally disabled veterans rated at per cent whose boost from to per month amounts to per cent The increase in special allowances for lor dependents also will be approxImately approximately 10 per cent Unchanged are three statutory rates two of them at 47 each Involving the an anatomical loss loss or loss of use of one part of the body and the third at 67 as the minimum rate for arrested tuber All other statutory rates are increased by a flat 30 These rates may be payable In addition to the percentage ratings for service service service ser ser- vice connected disabilities Compensation rates payable to veterans whose service-connected service disabilities were suffered during peacetime service under non non-ex- conditions are 80 per cent of the new wartime rates Pea Peacetime time service disabilities ties suffered under ous conditions may be payable at the wartime rates Not affected by the Increase are the compensation rates paid survivors of veterans whose deaths are s service connected nor pensions paid wartime veterans or their widows or children for lor connected disability or death Further Information may be obtained obI ob ob- ob- ob by contacting your nearest VA officer |